tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post7306744329875164877..comments2023-11-05T06:49:09.637-06:00Comments on Twins Geek: Joe's Contract & the Twins' FutureJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-83406928467151338452010-03-22T12:48:37.972-05:002010-03-22T12:48:37.972-05:00I concur with point #1.
WOO HOO!I concur with point #1.<br /><br />WOO HOO!Antelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09662381986963688962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-27833692890461134912010-03-22T09:52:58.835-05:002010-03-22T09:52:58.835-05:00"I object to putting this year's free age..."I object to putting this year's free agents up against the junk they've signed the past few years."<br /><br />You don't think Hudson and Thome are over the hill? I don't really either. But there is a reason both of them were available cheap. <br /><br />My point is that there was nothing unusual about the amount of money the Twins spent on free agents this off-season. TThttp://grannybaseball.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-50127852784938080412010-03-22T09:15:52.647-05:002010-03-22T09:15:52.647-05:00I mostly agree with your point, but I object to pu...I mostly agree with your point, but I object to putting this year's free agents up against the junk they've signed the past few years. There's a world of difference between Hudson and Ponson, or Thome and Monroe. (Condrey, not so much difference...) The chances that Monroe was going to play for us were founded on Torii Hunter's hopes for his friend, not a scout's view of his Cris Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385430541465289393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-47202925731366787282010-03-22T08:01:42.429-05:002010-03-22T08:01:42.429-05:00Just to add some perspective. By my reckoning the ...Just to add some perspective. By my reckoning the Twins spent about $14 million dollars on free agents Hernandez, Lamb and Monroe before the 2008 season. That includes Lamb's 2 year deal. But the salary taken on just for 2008 was over $11 million. <br /><br />If Hudson, Condrey and Thome get released mid-season like those three, no one will be talking about how great on off-season this was TThttp://grannybaseball.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-49382100628469554802010-03-22T07:47:36.644-05:002010-03-22T07:47:36.644-05:00"But it does likely mean that spending on fre..."But it does likely mean that spending on free agents in the next decade could look an awful lot like it did last decade. This was a great offseason for the Twins and their fans. I hope you are enjoying it, because we likely won’t see another like it for another nine years."<br /><br />This offseason the Twins signed Hudson, Thome and Condrey as free agents for a total of $7 million. TThttp://grannybaseball.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com